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Cannabinoids Onboard: The Green Pharmacy


💊 Cannabinoids Onboard: The Green Pharmacy 🌿

How cannabis can support crew health, mental resilience, and onboard medicine


Cannabis in Space – A Tenn Canna Series


🛰 Mission Summary: In isolated space habitats, stress, inflammation, and sleep disruptions are common. Cannabis-derived cannabinoids, especially CBD, CBG, and mission-approved THCs, can provide flexible, plant-based therapeutic options. Onboard cultivation reduces reliance on Earth pharmaceuticals and allows real-time, personalized medicine.

1️⃣ Anti-Inflammatory & Pain Relief 🌱

Cannabinoids can reduce chronic inflammation and pain in astronauts dealing with microgravity-related musculoskeletal strain.

💡 Why it matters: Non-opioid, plant-based pain management reduces medical supply needs and keeps the crew functional.

2️⃣ Mental Health & Stress Management 🧘‍♂️

CBD and select cannabinoids support anxiety reduction, mood stabilization, and improved sleep cycles, crucial for long-duration missions.

3️⃣ Neuroprotection & Cognitive Support 🧠

Emerging research shows cannabinoids may have neuroprotective properties, potentially mitigating microgravity and radiation-related cognitive stress.

4️⃣ Plant-Based Medicine On-Demand 🌿

Growing cannabinoids in space allows crew to produce oils, tinctures, and topical applications as needed. This reduces the mass and volume of pharmaceutical shipments.

⚠️ Considerations:

5️⃣ Next Steps for Mission Medics 🛠️

  1. Integrate small-scale cannabinoid cultivation with CEA modules.
  2. Develop extraction and dosing protocols suitable for space conditions.
  3. Train crew in safe, evidence-based medicinal use of cannabinoids.
  4. Monitor physiological and psychological responses to onboard plant therapy.
  5. Document and research efficacy for long-term space missions.
Supporting health, mood, and mission success—one plant at a time.
— Tenn Canna 🏠
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